Special show: The battle for Aleppo (part 2)

Syria’s biggest city of Aleppo has become the new frontline in the 18-month-old conflict between the Assad regime and the country's rebels. François Picard’s panel reacts to the reports of independent videojournalist Yacine Benrabia as he follows Islamist insurgents in a neighbourhood under siege.

Host of the show since 2010, this Franco-American was RFI’s West Africa bureau chief from 1995 to 1998. He plays it straight on all issues, except for les Bleus in rugby and ice hockey’s New York Rangers!

LAURA CELLIERPresenter

She’s a British journalist who previously worked for Bloomberg Television. At FRANCE 24, she hosts the weekly Inside the Americas, the fast-paced Live From Paris show and regularly hosts The Debate.